* Miltank is the only known Pokémon to faint outside of battle by use of a non-battle move.

* Miltank is the only known Pokémon to faint outside of battle by use of a non-battle move.

**This occurs when using its signature move, {{m|Milk Drink}}. When her current HP is exactly 1/5 its max HP, using Milk Drink to give energy to another Pokémon causes Miltank to have 0 HP, and thus faint. This is not announced to the player though Miltank's line takes on the "faint" coloration on-screen.

**This occurs when using its signature move, {{m|Milk Drink}}. When her current HP is exactly 1/5 its max HP, using Milk Drink to give energy to another Pokémon causes Miltank to have 0 HP, and thus faint. This is not announced to the player though Miltank's line takes on the "faint" coloration on-screen.

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* Miltank is considered to be the female counterpart of {{p|Tauros}}. However, she cannot produce Tauros eggs. She shares this trait with {{p|Mandibuzz}} and {{p|Braviary}}.

Biology

Physiology

Miltank is a mostly pink colored bipedal cow with blue eyes, small horns and a long, cream-colored tail with a black ball in the end. She has a cream colored belly with four udders. There are black spots on her back as well as a black "hood".

Gender differences

Miltank is a female-only species. Many fans consider its male counterpart to be Tauros, despite the facts that Tauros was introduced a generation earlier and that Miltank cannot produce Tauros Eggs.

Special abilities

Behavior

Unlike Tauros, Miltank are much more placid Pokémon and spend most of their time eating and digesting grass and other plants. However, they also possess a stubborn streak that may be unwilling to comply if they don't receive the proper training required. When properly trained, they can be a very useful asset, both in milking and battling.

Habitat

Diet

Miltank are herbivores. They mostly consume grass, which they convert into milk. Miltank are also known to eat Berries and Poffins, provided usually by Trainers unless they have been left lying around.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Miltank is seen as Whitney's main Pokémon powerhouse, which she used in a bike race with Gold but ended up breaking her arm after being kidnapped by a wild Rhydon. She later took it to the Mahogany Gym with DJ Mary and her crew in Volume 12, and used it to fight a moving sculpture that they believe was Suicune, where it failed even with an ice floor-augmented Rollout attack, and had to team up with Pryce to win.

Trivia

Miltank has different spots on its in-game sprite in every generation.

Miltank's Silver and FireRed Pokédex entries imply that Miltank gives live birth like real-world mammals, despite Pokémon Eggs being introduced in the same generation as the former. This may be the reason why the entry was altered in SoulSilver.

Miltank is the only known Pokémon to faint outside of battle by use of a non-battle move.

This occurs when using its signature move, Milk Drink. When her current HP is exactly 1/5 its max HP, using Milk Drink to give energy to another Pokémon causes Miltank to have 0 HP, and thus faint. This is not announced to the player though Miltank's line takes on the "faint" coloration on-screen.

Origin

Miltank is based on female cattle. It shares many traits with jersey cattle, a kind of dairy cow.

Name origin

Miltank is a combination of milk and tank (a storage container for liquid). Tank may also refer to her tank-like defense stats.